Bus carrying charity workers overturns in Vietnam mountains, killing at least nine
A coach carrying charity volunteers crashed on a mountain in northern Vietnam, leaving at least nine dead and eight injured.
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German Police Arrest Five Men Over Suspected Christmas Market Plot
Authorities in Bavaria say they detained five men after foiling an alleged Islamist-motivated attack plan targeting a Christmas market near Dingolfing.
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Nvidia Said To Buy Groq Assets In About $20 Billion Deal
Nvidia is reportedly moving to buy assets from Groq in what would be its largest purchase ever, according to a CNBC report dated the event day.
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Israeli settlers arrest follows attack on Palestinian home in West Bank village, LA Times says
Police arrested five settlers after an overnight attack on a Palestinian home in As Samu’ left sheep dead, children exposed to gas and property damaged, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Israeli strike on vehicle near Sidon kills three in south Lebanon
A vehicle was hit near the coastal city as cross-border violence continued to exact a toll in Lebanon.
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China raises provisional tariffs on EU dairy imports
Beijing said milk, cheese and other dairy products from the European Union will face duties of up to 42.7 percent while a broader trade fight continues.
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Philippines extends sugar import ban through December 2026 to protect local producers
The agriculture department says improving supply conditions still justify keeping the moratorium in place for another year.
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Israel approves 19 more West Bank settlements, intensifying a fight over Palestinian statehood
Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet move deepens international alarm as officials openly say the expansion is meant to block a Palestinian state.
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US and Jordan strike 70 Islamic State targets in Syria after Palmyra attack
The United States and Jordan have carried out airstrikes on 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, retaliating for a deadly attack in Palmyra last month.
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TikTok reaches US ownership deal with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to avert ban
19, 2025. ByteDance signed binding agreements to place about 80% of TikTok's US assets into a new American-led joint venture, a move aimed at keeping the app online in the United States.
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Netanyahu approves $35 billion Leviathan gas export deal with Egypt
Israel says the long-term Chevron-led agreement will send natural gas from Leviathan to Egypt over 15 years and strengthen regional energy ties.
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Israel turns back Canadian lawmakers seeking entry to the West Bank
Israel denied entry to six Canadian parliamentarians and other delegates who were trying to reach the occupied West Bank from Jordan on a fact-finding trip.
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Dominican judge orders preventive prison for seven in $250 million corruption probe
A Dominican Republic judge sent seven former officials to preventive prison as prosecutors investigate a broad corruption case tied to the health insurance agency.
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Spain fines Airbnb $75 million over unlicensed tourist rentals
Spain’s government imposed a 64 million euro fine on Airbnb as part of a wider crackdown on short-term rentals tied to housing pressure in city centers.
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German Police Arrest Five Men Over Suspected Christmas Market Plot
Authorities in Bavaria say they detained five men after foiling an alleged Islamist-motivated attack plan targeting a Christmas market near Dingolfing.
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RSF drone strike kills three in El-Obeid as fighting widens across Sudan’s Kordofan region
The attack hit a square near a police station in the North Kordofan city of el-Obeid and left nine others wounded, some critically.
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Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in drone strike on UN base in Sudan
A drone attack on a UN peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded eight more, as Sudan’s army blamed the RSF and called for accountability.
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Hamas Confirms Commander Raed Saad Killed in Israeli Strike Near Gaza City
Hamas said senior military figure Raed Saad was killed in an Israeli attack, intensifying disputes over a ceasefire and its next phase.
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Temple-site collapse in South Africa kills four and traps workers in Verulam
An under-construction building collapsed on top of a Hindu temple in Verulam, leaving four dead and 11 people rescued.
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Russian guided bomb strike on Sumy shop kills two, injures two in occupied-border area
Ukrainian reporting says a guided aerial bomb hit a shop in Velyka Pysarivka hromada, killing a shop assistant and a local woman and injuring two more people.
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Portugal strike shuts flights, trains and schools in protest over labor reform
The walkout by the country's main union confederations hit transport, public services and parliament.
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US proposes mandatory five-year social-media history for ESTA visitors
The draft would expand the data collected from travellers in the Visa Waiver Program, but officials stressed that no final rule had been adopted.
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New York Archdiocese sets up $300 million abuse fund
The Archdiocese of New York says it will create a $300 million fund for sexual abuse survivors, financed through budget cuts and asset sales.
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India orders IndiGo to cut flights 5% after mass cancellations and scheduling failures
9, 2025. India's aviation regulator ordered IndiGo to trim departures after more than 2,000 cancellations and a plunge in on-time performance exposed planning failures and pilot-rest problems.
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